Minangkabau

[ mee-nahng-kuh-bou ]

noun

1. a member of an Indonesian people native to west-central Sumatra.
2. the Austronesian language of these people.

Example Sentences

Minangkabau airport was closed Friday afternoon after ash, which can pose a deadly threat to aircraft, reached its airspace.

From Seattle Times

Indeed, there are several societies where matriarchy is the norm – I’ve visited some of them, including the cocoa farming Bribri people of Costa Rica, and the rice farming Minangkabau of Sumatra, Indonesia.

From The Guardian

Padang is home to the Minangkabau people, whose food makes up much of what the world knows as Indonesian cuisine.

From New York Times

That a woman was presiding over a male crew should not have surprised me: the Minangkabau, the majority ethnic group in the region, are a famously matrilineal society.

From New York Times

This image was taken at Pacu Jawi Festival - a traditional bull race that is usually held after harvesting period, by the Minangkabau people in villages just west of Sumatra in Indonesia.

From Children's BBC